East Lansing and MSU police officials experienced a slowdown in crime this Labor Day weekend, a week after Welcome Weekend and a week before the first MSU home football game. There was nearly a 90 percent decrease in minor in possession complaints and parking complaints in East Lansing during the weekend, and more than 60 percent decreases in other common crimes. East Lansing police Sgt.
The water level of the Grand River will decrease by 18 inches in Lansing starting today. The Lansing Board of Water & Light lowered the river above the Moores Park Dam so property owners upstream of the dam can repair sea walls and make other property improvements. The river will drop by six inches each day from today until Friday.
Ralph Nader and a state constitutional proposal to ban gay marriage will both appear on the November ballot, after two Michigan Court of Appeals rulings.
Walking home drunk can lead to an encounter with a police officer, even for those 21 or older, local officials said. East Lansing police Capt.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) and area public and environmental officials will meet today to present presidential candidate John Kerry's proposal to stop Canadian garbage from being sent to Michigan landfills.
The Red Cedar chapter of the Michigan Botanical Club will meet tonight to discuss the effects of the emerald ash borer on local ash trees. Therese Poland of the U.S.
Minors who have been repeatedly caught drinking might face jail time, if the East Lansing City Council approves an ordinance that will revise its current policy. The proposed changes to East Lansing's minor in possession laws will be discussed at a public hearing during the East Lansing City Council meeting 7 p.m.
About 50 students from MSU's turf management program put 21,000 square feet of Kentucky bluegrass sod on the front yard of the governor's mansion Thursday afternoon.
In addition to a day off for MSU students, a number of area businesses and local offices will also be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.
Heavy security measures at hospitals since Sept. 2001 have become second-nature to area hospital patients, local officials said this week.
A Grand Rapids boy was released from the hospital after being treated for West Nile virus, said T.J.
Spartan Off-Campus Meal Plan customers are now being offered more off-campus dining opportunities, after the plan's coordinating company recently merged with a second, similar company. Off-Campus Dining Network and Off-Campus Access merged to form one larger company, Off-Campus Dining Network, LLC, this summer, increasing the number of universities served around the country to 33. Purchasers of the plan can now use their meal plan cards at businesses in any of the participating cities. "There were a lot of synergies in the two companies," said Cade Lemcke, vice president of marketing for Off-Campus Dining Network, LLC.
Sharla Schryer wants a job now. But like other MSU students, the geography senior faces the problem of finding work in an area flooded with prospective employees. "I've been looking for something probably since the beginning of the summer," Schryer said.
Oliver, a Lansing police dog, retired Thursday after eight years of service to the department. The dog has received several community awards for his service. While working with Officer Norm Naimy, Oliver was used to find armed suspects in two homicides.
Police will increase safety belt enforcement on Michigan roadways during the Labor Day weekend as part of the Click It or Ticket program. It is the first time there has been a statewide enforcement effort during the Labor Day weekend since 2001.
Customers who sue restaurants claiming the food they ate contributed to weight problems may face an uphill battle on winning lawsuits. A recent trend by many states passing similar laws could get the ball rolling for Michigan's version of the bill, but some lawmakers say they shouldn't be the ones who regulate. A bill designed to keep fast food restaurants from paying damages for weight gain, obesity, or health conditions.
Eric Berryman rummaged through heaps of multicolored footwear piled high atop folding tables Wednesday in search of a pair of PF Flyers.The Cyclotron operator came to Sherman Shoes, 539 E.
Inside the yellow cardboard face of SpongeBob Squarepants are samples of tampons, Ramen noodles and condoms.
Lansing - The Lansing district of the Michigan Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday afternoon as part of a continuing struggle to place Ralph Nader on the 2004 presidential ballot. A suit was filed Monday after the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked last week, 2-2, on accepting the nearly 50,000 signatures, collected mostly by Republicans, to put Nader on the ballot as an independent presidential candidate.
Damages from an oil fire at Spartan Oil Corp., 419 Spring St., in Lansing on Monday could cost thousands of dollars, company President Bruce Maguire said. No one was hurt, although one employee was in the storage facility when the fire started, said Bruce Odom, public information officer for the Lansing Fire Department. Spartan Oil's 70 employees returned to work Tuesday without stopping service to the company's 5,100 customers.